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• 響 — hiang2: to sound; to ring, loud and clear, echo
• 顯 — hiang2: apparent; obvious, prominent; conspicuous
• 獻花 — hiang3 huê1: to offer flowers, to present a bouquet
• 獻血 — hiang3 huêh4: to donate blood
• 向來 — hiang3 lai5: always, all along, previously
• 向心力 — hiang3 sim1 lag8: centripetal force, cohesion, unity
• 獻身 — hiang3 sing1: to devote oneself, to dedicate oneself, to sacrifice oneself
• 向前 — hiang3 zoin5: to move forward, to advance, forward
• 向 — hiang3: towards; to, direction, to face
• 憲 — hiang3: law; statute, constitution (short for 憲法)
• 獻 — hiang3: to offer; to present, to donate; to dedicate
• 餉 — hiang3: pay; rations (esp. for soldiers/officials)
• 玄機 — hiang5 gi1: mystery, arcane secret, hidden meaning
• 玄乎 — hiang5 hu1: iffy, unreliable-sounding, incredible-sounding
• 懸空 — hiang5 kong1: to hang in the air, to be left unresolved, to be vacant (of a position)
• 炫麗 — hiang5 li6: dazzling; gorgeous; brilliant
• 玄孫 — hiang5 sung1: great-great-grandson, distant descendant
• 炫 — hiang5: to shine, to dazzle, to show off
• 玄 — hiang5: profound, mysterious, deep
• 賢 — hiang5: virtuous; wise; worthy, capable; able
• 曉角 — hiao2 gag4: sound of a horn at daybreak
• 曉 — hiao2: to know; to understand, to know how to
• 嬲 — hiaon5: strange, odd, playful
• 熻 — hib4: to steam
• 鑫 — him1: prosperous; abundant in wealth (often in personal/shop names)
• 熊孩子 — him5 hai6 ze2: naughty child, brat
• 熊 — him5: bear
• 弦線 — hin5 suan3: string (of a musical instrument)
• 弦 — hin5: string (of an instrument or bow), chord (mathematics)
• 舷 — hin5: side of a boat (port/starboard), side; edge
• 耳邊 — hin6 bin1: by one's ear, near the ear
• 耳重 — hin6 dang6: hard of hearing
• 耳鉤 — hin6 gao1: earring
• 耳空 — hin6 kang1: ear, earhole
• 耳聾 — hin6 lang5: deaf
• 耳屎 — hin6 sai2: earwax
• 耳 — hin6: ear
• 狠心 — hing2 sim1: cruel, heartless, callous
• 現場 — hing7 dion5: scene (of an incident), site; spot
• 現代化 — hing7 do7 huê3: to modernize
• 現代 — hing7 do7: modern times, modern; contemporary
• 現金 — hing7 gim1: cash, money (notes and coins)
• 現象 — hing7 siang6: phenomenon, appearance
• 現實 — hing7 sig8: reality, realistic; pragmatic
• 現在 — hing7 zai6: now; the present time
• 現 — hing7: present; current, to appear; to manifest
• 見 — hing7: to appear (archaic, = 現)
• 向塊 — hio2 go3: there
• 旭 — hiog4: rising sun, radiant
• 昱 — hiog4: bright light; sunlight, to shine (literary)
• 毓 — hiog4: to nurture (literary), to rear; to bring up
• 煜 — hiog4: brilliant, glorious
• 郁 — hiog4: fragrant; sweet-smelling; rich in aroma
• 頊 — hiog4: grieved, anxious
• 頁 — hioh8: page; sheet (of paper)
• 鄉愁 — hion1 cou5: homesickness, nostalgia for one's home
• 鄉賢 — hion1 hiang5: village elder of virtue, local worthy
• 香火 — hion1 huê2: incense burned at a temple, ancestral worship/offerings
• 鄉音 — hion1 im1: local accent, hometown accent
• 香口膠 — hion1 kao2 ga1: chewing gum
• 香爐 — hion1 lou5: incense burner, censer
• 鄉下 — hion1 ê6: the countryside; rural area, hometown; native land
• 鄉 — hion1: countryside; rural area, hometown; native place
• 兇惡 — hiong1 ag4: savage; fierce; ferocious, evil
• 兇險 — hiong1 hiam2: dangerous; perilous; critical, ruthless and treacherous
• 匈奴 — hiong1 nou1: Xiongnu (ancient nomadic confederation north of Han-dynasty China)
• 凶 — hiong1: fierce; ferocious, inauspicious; unlucky
• 雄辯 — hiong5 biang6: eloquent; convincing, eloquent argument
• 雄厚 — hiong5 gao6: substantial; abundant (resources, strength), solid; strong
• 雄心壯志 — hiong5 sim1 zang3 zi3: great ambitions and lofty aspirations
• 雄心 — hiong5 sim1: great ambition, lofty aspiration
• 雄壯 — hiong5 zang3: majestic, magnificent, grand
• 雄 — hiong5: male (of animals), masculine; powerful
• 梟雄 — hiou1 hiong5: ambitious and ruthless leader, formidable schemer
• 僥倖 — hiou1 hêng6: lucky, by fluke or chance
• 僥心 — hiou1 sim1: to be fickle in love, to have a change of heart
• 梟 — hiou1: ruthless; heartless, owl (literary)
• 徼 — hiou2: to patrol; to inspect (a border), frontier; border, to seek; to request
• 幽深 — hiun1 cim1: secluded, deep and dark, hidden away
• 休假 — hiun1 gia2: to take a vacation, to go on holiday, to be on leave
• 悠久 — hiun1 gu2: age-old, long-standing, time-honored
• 休學 — hiun1 hag8: to suspend schooling, to defer study
• 悠悠 — hiun1 hiun1: long-drawn-out, remote in time, leisurely, unhurried
• 休會 — hiun1 huê6: to adjourn a meeting, to go into recess
• 幽會 — hiun1 huê6: to rendezvous with a lover, to have a secret date
• 休養 — hiun1 iang2: to recuperate, to convalesce, to rest and recover
• 休克 — hiun1 kiog4: to go into shock, shock (medical condition)
• 幽默 — hiun1 mig8: humorous, funny
• 休閒 — hiun1 oin5: to be at leisure, leisure, casual
• 悠然 — hiun1 riang5: leisurely and carefree, unhurried
• 休息 — hiun1 sêg4: to rest, to take a break
• 休止 — hiun1 zi2: to stop, to halt, to cease
• 幽靜 — hiun1 zên6: quiet and secluded, peaceful, tranquil
• 休 — hiun1: to rest; to stop
• 幽 — hiun1: dark; dim, secluded; hidden
• 悠 — hiun1: leisurely, remote; distant
• 攸 — hiun1: place; whereat (classical), that which (cf. 所)
• 貅 — hiun1: mythical panther-like creature (as in 貔貅)
• 朽木 — hiun2 bhag8: rotten wood, hopeless case; good-for-nothing person (figurative)
• 朽 — hiun2: decayed; rotten; decrepit
• 嗅 — hiun3: to smell; to sniff
• 復 — hiun3: again
• 裘 — hiun5: fur coat, padded/lined jacket
• 箬 — hiêh8: leaf
• 鄉村 — hiên1 ceng1: countryside, village; hamlet
• 香菇 — hiên1 gou1: shiitake mushroom
• 鄉里 — hiên1 li2: hometown; home village, fellow villager
• 香櫞瓜 — hiên1 ng5 guê1: chayote
• 香櫞 — hiên1 ng5: citron
• 鄉下人 — hiên1 ê6 nang5: villager, country folk, country bumpkin
• 香 — hiên1: fragrant, aromatic, sweet-smelling
• 向生 — hiên3 sên1: like that; in that way
• 向 — hiên3: surname Xiang, ancient state name
• 賢人 — hiên5 ring5: worthy or virtuous person, sage
• 顯示 — hiêng2 si7: to display, to show, to demonstrate
• 憲法 — hiêng3 huab4: constitution
• 峴 — hiêng3: (used in the name of Mount Xian)
• 釁 — hiêng3: dispute, quarrel, feud
• 玄武山佛祖 — hiêng5 bhu2 suan1 hug4 zou2: Xuan Wu (Taoist deity)
• 眩車 — hiêng5 cia1: to become carsick
• 眩船 — hiêng5 zung5: to become seasick
• 癇 — hiêng5: epilepsy
• 眩 — hiêng5: dizzy; giddy; vertiginous
• 現錢 — hiêng7 zin5: cash; ready money
• 欣喜 — hng1 hi2: glad, joyful, happy
• 欣然 — hng1 riang5: joyfully, gladly, readily
• 勛 — hng1: meritorious deed, merit
• 殷 — hng1: surname Yin, abundant; rich (literary)
• 禤 — hng1: a surname
• 園藝 — hng5 ghoi7: gardening, horticulture
• 園區 — hng5 ku1: park (e.g. industrial or science park), development zone
• 園籬 — hng5 li5: fence, hedge
• 園 — hng5: garden, orchard
• 遠 — hng6: far
• 好比 — ho2 bi2: to be like, for example, such as
• 好處 — ho2 cu3: benefit, advantage, gain
• 好得 — ho2 dig4: fortunately, luckily
• 好感 — ho2 gam2: good feeling, favorable impression, goodwill
• 好兄弟 — ho2 hian1 di6: good buddy, close friend
• 好好學習，天天向上 — ho2 ho2 hag8 sib8: study hard and improve every day, make progress daily through hard study
• 好友 — ho2 iu2: good friend
• 好人 — ho2 nang5: good person, person of upright character
• 好學 — ho2 oh8: easy to learn
• 好事 — ho2 se7: good thing, good deed, happy occasion
• 好心人 — ho2 sim1 nang5: good-hearted person, kind person, good Samaritan
• 好心 — ho2 sim1: kind-hearted, well-intentioned, kindness
• 好生破家囝，孬生髧眉兒 — ho2 sên1 pua3 gê1 gian2: better to raise a spendthrift child than a foolish one, Teochew proverb on child-rearing
• 好聽 — ho2 tian1: pleasant to listen to, nice-sounding
• 好天 — ho2 tin1: fine day, sunny/clear weather
• 好看 — ho2 toin2: good-looking, nice to look at
• 好睇 — ho2 toin2: good-looking, attractive, nice to watch
• 好在 — ho2 zai6: fortunately, luckily
• 好食 — ho2 ziah8: delicious, tasty
• 好轉 — ho2 zuang2: to improve, to take a turn for the better
• 好 — ho2: good, well, fine
• 耗材 — ho3 cai5: consumables, consumable materials, supplies
• 耗像 — ho3 siang6: to take a picture, to photograph
• 耗相機 — ho3 sion3 gi1: camera
• 耗相 — ho3 sion3: to take a picture; to photograph
• 耗小影 — ho3 siou2 ian2: to take a picture; to photograph
• 耗 — ho3: to consume, to use up, to waste
• 訛 — ho3: to extort, to blackmail
• 河北 — ho5 bag4: Hebei (province)
• 河婆 — ho5 bo5: Hepo (town in Jiexi, Guangdong)
• 何處 — ho5 cu3: where, what place
• 豪豬 — ho5 de1: porcupine
• 荷花 — ho5 huê1: lotus, Nelumbo nucifera
• 河溪 — ho5 koi1: Milky Way
• 何況 — ho5 kuang3: let alone, not to mention, moreover
• 河內 — ho5 lai6: Hanoi
• 河南 — ho5 lam5: Henan (province)
• 荷蘭西 — ho5 lang1 sê1: France (obsolete Southern Min term)
• 荷蘭薯 — ho5 lang1 ze5: potato
• 荷蘭豆 — ho5 lang5 dao7: snow pea
• 河流 — ho5 liu5: river
• 河面 — ho5 ming7: surface of a river
• 何時 — ho5 si5: when, what time
• 何止 — ho5 zi2: far more than, not just; not only
• 何 — ho5: what; which (interrogative), where; why; how (interrogative)
• 河 — ho5: river
• 和 — ho6: to echo; to respond in harmony (of sound)
• 號牌 — ho7 bai5: number plate, license plate
• 號碼 — ho7 bhê2: number, code, digit
• 號稱 — ho7 cêng1: to be known as, to claim to be
• 賀卡 — ho7 ka2: greeting card
• 號名 — ho7 mian5: to name, to give a name or title to
• 號頭 — ho7 tao5: number (colloquial), mark; symbol; trademark
• 號 — ho7: name; alias, number, mark; symbol
• 賀 — ho7: to congratulate
• 福田 — hog4 cang5: field of merit (Buddhist term for a source of blessings/enlightenment)
• 複查 — hog4 cê5: to reexamine; to recheck; to review
• 福建人 — hog4 giêng3 nang5: person from Fujian; Fujianese, Hokkien/Hoklo person (Southeast Asia)
• 福建話 — hog4 giêng3 uê7: Hokkien (Southern Min), any Sinitic variety of Fujian
• 福建 — hog4 giêng3: Fujian (province in China/Taiwan)
• 複核 — hog4 hêg4: to check and verify again
• 福音 — hog4 im1: gospel, good news, good tidings
• 福氣 — hog4 ki3: good fortune, luck
• 福利院 — hog4 li6 in7: welfare institution, orphanage, care home
• 福利 — hog4 li6: welfare, benefits
• 複習 — hog4 sib8: to review; to revise (lessons, notes, etc.)